Wednesday, August 12, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)

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Screening and discussion with filmmaker, subject and special guests

In observance of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, filmmaker Leah Mahan, in partnership with Conservation Law Foundation, will screen her critically acclaimed film, “Come Hell or High Water: The Battle For Turkey Creek”. The film follows the painful, but inspiring journey of Derrick Evans, a Boston teacher who moves home to coastal Mississippi when the graves of his ancestors are bulldozed to make the way for the sprawling city of Gulfport. Over the course of a decade, Derrick and his neighbors stand up to powerful corporate interests and politicians and face ordeals that include Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil disaster in their struggle for self-determination and environmental justice.

Leah Mahan and Derrick Evans will be on hand to join a panel discussion. Other panelists include:

Leslie Fields, Director of Environmental Justice, Sierra Club

Greg Watson, Director of Policy and Systems Design, Schumacher Center for New Economics